Motor conveyer



Eeb. 16, 1932. J, M SUAREZ v 1,845,529

MOTOR CONVEYER Filed June 14, 1929 Al mum A Patented Feb. 16, 1932 UNETED STATES JOSEPH M. SUAREZ, F HAMD-EN, CONNECTICUT ivrofroru coNvnYEa Application filed June 14,

This invention relates to a carrier, carriage, conveyer, or the like, hereinafter ge` nerically termed aconveyer which is useful more particularly for transporting or conveying an outboard boat-motor from place to place.

In accordance with the invention, a conveyer comprising a structure including a wheel for engaging a supporting surface is provided with an arrangement for detachably securing anl outboard motor to the wheeled structure.

Further, such ay conveyer in accordance with the invention, comprises a frame including a transverse bar, usually and preferably detachable therefrom, upon which an outboard motor is supported during transportation thereof from its place of storage to its place on the boat and back from boat to storage.

' preferably having certain relations to the rest of the wheeled structure as Will be described in detail.

The invention involves a conveyer desig ied particularly for the transportation of an outboard motor or the like internal combustion engine over sandy or muddy stretches, such as are found at the seashore or by the side of a river.

The invention resides in the features and 1329. serial No. 379,761.

arrangements of construction as hereinafter described and Y claimed.

For an illustration ofone of the forms the invention may take, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a conveyer and an outboard motor carried thereby.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the structure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional viewl taken on `the line 3 3 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, there is illustrated a conveyer constructed in accordance with the invention and comprising duplicate members or bars 1 disposed in spaced, more or less parallelrelation and longitudinally or fore and aft of the conveyer. Carried by each bar 1 immediately adjacent one Vend thereof is a shaftor aXle 2 with which traction-wheel 3 is associated. The bars 1, at their ends remotevfrom wheel 3 are suitably shaped for handles as indicated at 1a to fa cilitate the operation of the conveyer in a manner analogous to the ordinary wheelbarrow.

Depending from each bar 1 at right angles thereto, or substantially so, is a member or legst, (Fig.r 2) having a length somewhat greater'than the radius of wheel 3, whereby v the bars 1 assume an inclined position when the beveled ends ofthe legs 4 rest upon the shore or water-bottom. As illustrated in Fig. 1, the legs 4 are disposedrin transverse alinement and preferably diverge in a direction leading toward the free ends thereof.

The structure formed as described above may be braced in any suitable manner such as the following. A leg-brace 5 may besecured to each angle-section which comprises a bar 1 and a. leg 1, a substantially X-shaped cross-brace 6 may be bolted to the bars 1; the plurality of bolt-holes shown in the tops of the side-bars indicating that brace 6 may be adjusted or set by the user indifferent fore and aft positions to adapt the carrier to the particular motor of the user. A permanently fixed transverse member 7 bolted to the main frame usefully may supplement the action of the brace 6 in supporting the bars 1.

A brace 8 is secured to each angle-section comprising a leg el and a leg-brace brace 8 preferably being inclined in the general direction of the ends la of the bars l. Braces 8, in the form of the invention shown, extend beyond the legs a and form a support for a member or bar 9 utilizable as hereinafter described.

Suitably spaced from the ends la of the bars l are eyelets 10, or equivalents, fastened to the respective bars l. Connected to each eyelet is an elongated member ll, such as a rope or chain, having a snap-fastener l2 swiveled on the end thereof.

As hereinbefore stated, a device of the character described above is utilizable advantageously, although not necessarily, as a conveyer and/or a supporting-stand for a motive device, such as an outboard motor for a small boat.

A well-known form of such a motor is illustrated as comprising a housing a for a drive shaft, not shown, for operating a propeller Z). One of the motor-cylinders is indicated at c from which waste gases are passed to a muffler CZ, fuel being stored within a suitable tank e. A fly wheel f usually is provided on the propeller-shaft, the rotative speed of the latter being` governed by a lever g. Carried by the housing is a clamp having an adjusting screw e' by which the entire motor assembly is detachably secured tothe stern-board of the boat.

Vit-h the motor positioned on the carrier as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the weight of the motor is sustained through its shaft-housing a by the transverse bar 9 which preferably is substantially directly above the lower ends of legs 4; bar 9 extending, Figs. 2 8, through an opening formed by the motor shaft-housing a and motor-bracket 7a. ln this arrangement, the greater part of the motor weight may be to the rear (right) Aof the bar 9 and, therefore, said motor may tend to move in a clockwise direction, Fig. 2, about the bar 9 as a center. Such possible movement is prevented, however, in the example shown and during the transport, because the shaft-housing a and particularly the nut on the end thereofl engages under the -shaped brace 6. However, as will appear, the turning of the motor about bar 9 as, an axis, is most useful during its transfer from conveyer to boat and from boat to conveyer, making it unnecessary for the user to lift the entire weight of the heavy motor in either operation of assembling it with the boat B or removing it therefrom.

A motor of the character herein described is usually provided with an arrangement of some character for securing it to the boat independently of the clamp 7L. Such an arrangement is herein illustrated as involving the provision of an eyelet 7' at each end of the mufiier d. To these eyelets j, or equivalent, the above snap-fasteners l2 are respectively connected to prevent side-sway or rolling of the motor with respect to the conveyer during movement of the latter from place to place.

By grasping the bars l at their extensions la, the conveyer and the motor supported thereon may be moved about as desired somewhat as an ordinary wheelbarrow.

rlhe free ends of the longitudinal bars 8 are inclined down toward wheel 3 and are spaced a suitable distance below the bars l, as four inches, more or less. Accordingly the transverse bar 9, when movable as shown and placed on the rear (right) ends of 8, 8 tends to move down and toward legs 4 and there is no interference while the motor is being placed in position on the stern-board of the boat.

The operation is as follows:

In placing the motoren the conveyer at the place of storage (if both are not there already associated together' in storage in readiness for transport of motor to boat) the bar 9 when separate or detachable as shown first is placed relative to the motor (separated from the conveyer) as shown, i. e., between motor-clamp 7L and shaft-housing a. Then the motor andbar 9 so assembled together are lifted and placed in position on the conveyer,

Vas shown, the ends of bar 9 resting on the rear ends of leg-braces 8 (inclined upwardly and rearwardly and projecting rearwardly of legs l) with the propeller-end of the motor lying beneath support 6 (thereby prevented from moving upwardly) and the propeller beingpprevented from moving downward by means either of securing devices lO-l2 or by the greater mass of the motor on the other (rearward) side of bar 9, or by both; no securing means being needed between support 6 and the propeller-end of the motor, altho such might be employed if desired, to prevent lateral rolling of the motor as in the case of devices 10-12.

The transport of the motor by the conveyer to the boat is then quite analogous to the mode of operating an ordinary wheelbarrow save that the arrangement including the wide cylindrical wheel facilitate transportof the heavy motor over sandy beaches or soft mud bottom below the water where the boat is moored.

In transferring the motor from the conveyer to the boat B the conveyer is backed up to the boat-stern and handles la are lifted up to permit motor-clamp 7L yto rest, Fig. 2, on the stern-board taking the weight off from conveyer-legs et. rlhe rear ends of members 8 which support the ends of transverse bar 9 are in a plane about four inches below that of handles la so that said handles will not interfere with the movement of clamp 7e, to its nal position on the stern-board of the boat to which the motor is to be clamped, and so that later (after the motor is clamped to the boat) the bar 9 can be freely removed from its supporting relation with the motor. VJ ith clamp 7L in proper relation to the boat stern and clamped thereto, and fasteners 12 disconnected from the motor, then the handles 1a are lowered (decreasing the distance between the water-bottom and legs t) and the conveyer is wheeled forward (away from the stern of the boat) a little, enough to permit light bar 9 to be knocked out of its position between motor-clamp 71, and shaft-housing a so that the weight of the motor thus is transferred completely from conveyer to boat and the propeller-end of the motor is free to swing down in the free space between the longitudinal frame-members 1 in rear of forward support 6, to the operative more or less vertical position of the propeller in the water.

ln transferring the motor back to the carrier from the boat and conveying it back to storage, a generally reverse operation is performed, including the backing up of the conveyer to the boat-stern, the placing of bar 9 between motor-clamp h and shaft-housing a, the bringing together of bar 9 and its support 8, the unclamping of 7L from the stern-board of the boat, the swinging up of the propellerend of the motor to its position beneath frontsupport G, the fastening of 12, 12 to the heavier end of the motor structure, and the forward wheeling away of the conveyer, bearing the motor, from the boat. In such operations, the motor while yet supported on the boatstern, tilted to swing about the boat-stern as a center, to raise the propeller-end and thereby permit bar 9 to be inserted between motor-clamp h and shaft-housing a, prior to placing bar 9 bearing the motor upon its supports 8. After bar 9 thus is in place in the motor the conveyer is pulled by its handles further toward the boat until bar 9' rests on its supports 8. (Or before th-e conveyer is backed up to the boat-stern, the motor on the boat can be tilted from vertical to horizontal and then the conveyer with member 9 in motor-supporting position can be backed up to the boat-stern to cause support 9 to pass aeneath the horizontal motor and to cause structure 6 to pass over the motor.) `VThen by lifting on the handles the motor (unclamped from the stern-board of the boat) is lifted olf the boat and its weight transferred to bar 9, the propeller-end swinging up against support 6 and the entire motor weight being sustained from then on by the conveyer so that the latter bearing the motor can be wheeled (pushed) away from the stern of the boat, after the motor has been turned on bar 9 a center into its final position with the propeller-end beneath front-support 6 and bearing upwardly against the latter, and

after they motor has been secured in such position.A

By the above construction and operation the weight of the motor is transferred from carrier to boat and back again without need of lifting the dead weight of the motor but merely by swinging the motor about a central mechanical support which is at one time the bar 9 and at another time the stern-board of the motor.

The arrangement of parts in combination includes the wheel 3 of special design for cooperation with the main body of the Yconveyer. The width of this wheel is relatively large as compared with (preferably several times greater than) its radius which may be three or-four inches, more or less. By virtue of this construction including the more or less barrel shape of the wheel, the conveyer, while supporting a motor or the like, may be moved from place to place with ease, the barrel-like wheel serving to prevent lateral tipping mo-vement of the specially loaded carrier and consequently relieving the operator of arm-strain, in addition to facilitatV ing the ease with which the loaded carrier may be moved over sandy beaches or even muddy stretches of beaches without becoming mired. In the example illustrated, the wheel 3 is drum-shaped or formed as a hollow cylinder, and is constructed by suitably securing strips or members 13 to spaced lcircular disks 14 through which axle 2 extends. W heel 3 may be otherwise constructed while still preserving the desirable features noted above. With the exception of shaft 2 and wheel 3, all major parts of la conveyer constructed in accord with my invention advantageously may be formed from wooden strips suitably bolted together. The wheelstrips 13 and disks 14, similarly, may be formed of wood, the former being nailed or screwed to the latter. lt is to be understood, however, that other materials may be utilized as desired to produce a conveyer constructed in accordance with the invention.

I claim:

1. An out-board motor conveyer comprising a frame having two spaced-apart longitudinal members,y an axle mounted in the forward part of the frame; handle structure at the rear of the frame; two leg-structures includingconveyer-supporting legs, and a removable motor-support, all intermediate the ends of the frame; a traction-wheel mounted on said axle, having a radius less than the length ofthe supporting-legs `and a width as a horizontal cylinder which is a substantial proportion of the distance between said longitudinal members; two more or less horizontal members located in planes below said longitudinal members and connected thereto as parts of the' frame` as a whole; said removable motor-support being mounted on saidy horizontal members in potao sition below said longitudinal members; said horizontal members projecting freely rearwardly toward the handle structure; and a second motor-support carried by said frame and located between the wheel and the first motor-support and spaced from the latter; the space between the two longitudinal members rearward of the second motor-support being unobstructed for the free passage of the motor and said removable motor-support longitudinally of the frame; the free projection of said horizontal members also permitting such longitudinal movement or the removable motor-support.

2. A conveyer for an out-board motor including a frame having two spaced longitudinal members; two leg-structures respectively therefor and each including a conveyer supporting leg; a wheel-axle supported by two adjacent ends of said longitudinal members; a motor support arranged transversely of the conveyer and having its ends removably mounted on said leg-structures in positions below said longitudinal members; a` wheel mounted on said axle, having a radius less than the length of the legs of said leg-structure, and a width as a horizontal cylinder which is a substantial proportion of the distance between sai longitudinal members; Said transverse motor-support.permitting on its top the reception of a portion of the motor between its propeller end and its cylinder end; and means connected with said longitudinal members and holding the motor in position on said transverse support; said frame being open between said longitudinal members permitting free movement of the motor between them upon removal of the transverse support.

3. A conveyer for an out-board motor including a 'trame having a wheel at the front end; longitudinal members; rear handles; and an intermediate leg-structnre said frame also includin two supports for said motor spaced apart from one another tore and aft of the carrier and receiving` the motor in a fore and att position of the latter; the after-support being removably mounted on said leg-structure L1nd permitting on its top 'the reception ot the .e aL

:rt-housing of the motor7 the forward support being carried by l longitudinal members a id permitting on its bottom the engagement of the propeller end of the motor; and said frame being open between said lonr tudinal men'ibers ,permitting swinging of the motor between said members and arc-und the stern of the boat as a center upon removal ot d after-support.

el. fr con-.'eyer for an out-board motor comj nisingl a 'trame having two spacedapart longtudinal members, handles at one end thereand a traction wheel at the other; and two lee intermediate the wheel and handles, the spacing ot said longitudinal members being sufficientto permit free movement of the width of the motor between them; and two motor-supports carried by said longitudinal members and spaced apart from one another fore and aft of the conveyer and receiving the motor in a fore and aftposition of the latter; the forward support beine" adjustable fore and aft of the conveyor-frame and the after-support being removably mounted on the eonveyer-frame.

5. A conveyer for an out-board motor comprising a frame having two spaced-apart longitudinal members; handles at one end thereot and an axle at the other; two legs intermediate the ends of the frame; a motor-support removably mounted on said frame in a fore and aft position intermediate the ends of the longitudinal members beneath the latter, approximately above the bottoms of the legs, and supporting the motor in a fore and att position; a wheel mounted on said axle, having a radius less than the length of said legs and a width as a horizontal cylinder which is a substantial proportion of the space between said longitudinal members; and means holding the motor to the frame in its fore and aft position intermediate the wheel and handles and on said removable support; the space between said longitudinal members being unobstructed to the movement of the motor to its carrying position in the conveyenframe in company with the removable sup port; and from such position unaccompanied by said support.

6. A conveyor for an out-board motor compri sing a frame having two spaced-apart longitudin al members, handles at one end thereof and an axle and wheel at the other; two lee intermediate the wheel and the handles respectively; two more or less horizontal legbraces for said legs extending fore and aft and projecting aft ot the legs on the two sides of the frame; and a transverse motor-support mounted on said projecting portions of the leg-braces; the space between said longitudinal members being unobstructed to parts of the motor extending below said motor-support and longitudinal members.

'7. A conveyer for an out-board motor comprising a trame having` two spaced-apart lon- `gitudinal members with handle structure at rear; axle-structure in front and leg-structure intermediate; removable motor-sup port receiving the motor at a point intermediate the axleand handle-structures and intermediate said longitudinal members; and side-members projecting longitudinally and freely toward the handle structure and sustaining said motor-support; the space between said longitudinal members being unobstructed to the tree movement of the motor and its support longitudinally ot the conveyer and forwardly 'from the handle structure to and upon said projecting side-inembers; the free projection ot the latter also permitting such movement kof the motorsupport.

8. A conveyer for an out-board motor conrprising a frame having two spaced-apart longitudinal members and two generally vertical legs; two leg-braces respectively alongside said longitudinal members located generally horizontally and connected to the legs and to said longitudinal members as parts of the entire frame; wheel-structure at the front of said longitudinal members; said leg-braces being` inclined upwardly toward the rear of the frame; and a removable motor-support mounted transversely on said leg-braces and held by the inclination thereof and by gravity against the rear of the legs.

9. A conveyer for an out-board motor including a frame having a wheel at the front end, handles at the other, and two intermediate motor-supporting members spaced apart fore and aft of the conveyer to permit the propeller-end of the motor to be passed downwardly between them forwardly toward the wheel and beneath the forward supporting member; the rear supporting member being located to receive the motor-shaft-housing on its upper surface; and the space between said rear supporting-member and the handles being freely open to permit passage of the motor from conveyer to boat and boat to conveyer.

10. An out-board motor conveyer comprising a supporting-frame provided with a barrel-like wheel at front and handle structure at rear, said frame including two spacedapart lateral structures7 a transverse memberhaving its ends supported by said lateral structures in a forward location nearer the wheel, and a second transverse member having its ends supported by said lateral structures in an after location nearer the handle structure; said transverse members supporting the motor and its shafthousing and propeller in horizontal fore of said first transverse member receiving the lighter or propeller end of the motor, the motor thereby tending to turn about the second transverse member as a center.

ln testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

JOSEPH M. SUAREZ.

and aft position, the two transverse members Y being spaced apart, the second or after transverse member supporting the weight of the heavier, cylinder end of the motor and the first transverse member holding down the propeller end of the motor; said lateral structures including bracing means strengthening the support for said second transverse member and heavier, cylinder end of the motor.

11. An out-board motor conveyer comprising a supporting frame provided with a barrel-like wheel at front and handle structure at rear, said frame including two spaced-apart lateral structures, a transverse member having its ends supported by said lateral structures in a position nearer the wheel, and a second transverse member spaced from said first transverse member and removable from the frame but having its ends supported by said lateral structure in a position nearer the handle structure; said handle structure in- 

